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YUN GEE | Man Holding Baby
Estimate
2,400,000 - 4,800,000 HKD
bidding is closed
Description
- Yun Gee
- Man Holding Baby
- signed in Pinyin and Chinese and dated 26
- oil on paperboard
- 29.5 by 40.6 cm; 11 ⅝ by 16 in.
The Oakland Museum, The William Benton Museum of Art, and Bowdoin College Museum of Art exhibition labels affixed to the reverse
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Vanderwoude Tananbaum Gallery, New York
Private American Collection
Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 6 October 2014, Lot 5035
Acquired directly from the above by the present private Asian collector
Vanderwoude Tananbaum Gallery, New York
Private American Collection
Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 6 October 2014, Lot 5035
Acquired directly from the above by the present private Asian collector
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Le Niveau, L'Enfant dans la Peinture Moderne, 15 - 30 November 1937
Storrs, The William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, The Paintings of Yun Gee, 13 October - 18 November 1979
Greensboro, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, The Paintings of Yun Gee, 10 February - 9 March 1980
Oakland, The Oakland Museum, The Paintings of Yun Gee, 18 March - 27 April 1980
Brunswick, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, The Paintings of Yun Gee, 10 October - 23 November 1980
New York, Vanderwoude Tananbaum Gallery, Yun Gee: early modernist paintings 1926-1932, 8 November - 10 December 1983
Storrs, The William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, The Paintings of Yun Gee, 13 October - 18 November 1979
Greensboro, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, The Paintings of Yun Gee, 10 February - 9 March 1980
Oakland, The Oakland Museum, The Paintings of Yun Gee, 18 March - 27 April 1980
Brunswick, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, The Paintings of Yun Gee, 10 October - 23 November 1980
New York, Vanderwoude Tananbaum Gallery, Yun Gee: early modernist paintings 1926-1932, 8 November - 10 December 1983
Literature
L'enfant dans la Peinture Moderne, Galerie Le Niveau, Paris, 1937, plate 9
Hildegard Cummings and Stephanie Terenzio, ed., The Paintings of Yun Gee, The William Benton Museum of Art, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, 1979, plate 18, p. 47
Joyce Brodsky, ed., Experiences of Passage: The Paintings of Yun Gee and Li-lan, Seatle, University of Washington Press, 2008, p. 52
Hildegard Cummings and Stephanie Terenzio, ed., The Paintings of Yun Gee, The William Benton Museum of Art, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, 1979, plate 18, p. 47
Joyce Brodsky, ed., Experiences of Passage: The Paintings of Yun Gee and Li-lan, Seatle, University of Washington Press, 2008, p. 52
Condition
The work is overall in good condition, except for a tiny sign of paint loss at the top left (above the man's ear). Upon close inspection, there are a few fine hairline cracks over the impasto surfaces at the top right (upon the baby's head). Examination under UV light reveals some tiny spots of retouching in scattered places.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."